James Robert Culbertson and Elizabeth Jane Whitehill

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Husband James Robert Culbertson ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1838 2
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           Died: 23 Dec 1887 - Bradford, McKean Co, PA 1
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         Father: Robert Culbertson (1812-1852) 1 3 4
         Mother: Mary Carey (      -      ) 1

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       Marriage: 20 Oct 1872 or 1877 - Oil City, Venango Co, PA 1 5

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Wife Elizabeth Jane Whitehill ^{5 6}

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            AKA: Lizzie J. Whitehall 7
           Born: 15 Jan 1845 - Beaver Twp, Clarion Co, PA 6
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         Father: James Whitehill (1816-1878/1879) 8
         Mother: Mary Jane Thompson (1825-1862/1863) 6

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Children

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1 M Charles Chase Culbertson ^{1 5}

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           Born: 24 Dec 1880 1
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           Died: 1918 5
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         Spouse: Alice Phillips Hacket (      -      )
           Marr: 21 Dec 1911 1

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General Notes: Wife - Elizabeth Jane Whitehill

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She was educated in the State normal schools of Pennsylvania. Was a teacher by profession. Spent three years in Iowa (1867-1870) with her mother's people (Thompsons). Began her work as a teacher there, her first school was in Benton City, Benton County, Iowa. Returning to Pennsylvania in 187o she resumed her pro­fessional work. Taught in Cranberry, Sinerly [Siverly?]and Oleopolis, all in Venango County, Penn­sylvania.
After the death of her husband, she resumed her pro­fession and taught in the schools of Pennsyl­vania for twenty-five years, the last three years in Allegheny County, McKees Rocks and Ver­ona. Came to Allegheny County in 1894. Resided in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She was an earnest student along all advanced lines of activities, delving into science, metaphysics, psychical re­search, and modern progression. Liberal re­ligionist (Unitarian), broad-minded and tol­erant. In 1911 was elected school visitor of 7th Ward, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, accord­ing to School Code adopted that year.

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 1051.

2 Lewis R. Culbertson, M.D., Genealogy of the Culbertson and Culberson Families (Zanesville, OH: The Courier Co., 1923), Pg 425.

3 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 753.

4 Lewis R. Culbertson, M.D., Genealogy of the Culbertson and Culberson Families (Zanesville, OH: The Courier Co., 1923), Pg 424.

5 Lewis R. Culbertson, M.D., Genealogy of the Culbertson and Culberson Families (Zanesville, OH: The Courier Co., 1923), Pg 426.

6 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 1050.

7 Joan S. Hanson & Kenneth L. Hanson, Marriages from Venango County Sources (Apollo, PA: Closson Press, 1994), Pg 53.

8 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 1043.